Where does “pegefinger” come from?

pegefinger (Danish) comes from Danish finger, from Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

pegefinger (Danish): forefinger, index finger

Definitions

  1. forefinger, index finger

Ancestry of “pegefinger”, step by step

pegefinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfingerfinger; imperative of fingere
2Old Norsefingrfinger
3Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via Danish pege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpegeto point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fingraz →Every word from Old Norse fingr →